There are 9 ways to get from Howrah to Sylhet by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Osmani International Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)plane CCU - ZYL
6h 54m$95–386Train via Darshana Halt
cheapest- Take the train from Sealdah to Gedetrain
- Take the train from Darshana Halt to Biman Bandartrain
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Sylhettrain
18h 38m$4–46Train
- Take the train from Bidhan Nagar to Bangaon Jntrain
- Take the train from Benapole to Dhakatrain
- Take the train from Dhaka to Sylhettrain
15h 19m$5–39Bus, train
- Take the bus from Howrah Bus stand to New Barackporebus
- Take the train from New Barrackpore to Bangaon Jntrain
- Take the train from Benapole to Dhakatrain
- Take the bus from Dhaka Arambag to Sylhetbus
16h 1m$8–41Drive 528.3 km
- Drive from Howrah to Sylhetcar 528.3 km
7h 31m$63–90Fly to Silchar Airport, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Silchar Airport (IXS)plane CCU - IXS
- Drive from Silchar Airport (IXS) to Sylhetcar
5h 13m$76–234Fly to Agartala, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Agartala (IXA)plane CCU - IXA
- Take the train from Azampur to Sylhettrain
8h 1m$46–81Fly to Umroi Airport, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Umroi Airport (SHL)plane CCU - SHL
- Drive from Umroi Airport (SHL) to Sylhetcar
6h 8m$71–194Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane CCU - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Sylhettrain
9h 51m$76–184
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Howrah to Sylhet is to train which costs $5 - $40 and takes 15h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Sylhet is to fly and drive which takes 5h 13m and costs $75 - $240.
The distance between Howrah and Sylhet is 457 km. The road distance is 528.3 km.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Howrah to Sylhet, including transfers.
The best way to get from Howrah to Sylhet is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $95 - $390. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $5 - $40 and takes 15h 19m.
Sylhet is 30 min ahead of Howrah. It is currently 2:33 PM in Howrah and 3:03 PM in Sylhet.
Yes, the driving distance between Howrah to Sylhet is 528 km. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Howrah to Sylhet.
There are 91+ hotels available in Sylhet.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Sylhet, Bangladesh?
US-Bangla, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vidyasagar Toll Plaza to Sylhet via Ultadanga VIP, Bidhan Nagar, Bangaon Jn, Benapole, and Dhaka in around 15h 19m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Silchar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Umroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–200
- Website
- flynovoair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Bidhan Nagar to Bangaon Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from New Barrackpore to Bangaon Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $3–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from Sealdah to Gede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–8
- First Class (1A)
- $9–12
Train from Benapole to Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–3
- Snigdha
- $3–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $5–6
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $7–11
- S_Chair
- $2
- Shovan
- $2
- F_Chair
- $3
- F_Seat
- $3
Train from Dhaka to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $7–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $10–15
- S chair
- $4
Train from Azampur to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–5
- Snigdha
- $3–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $4–5
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $6–9
- S chair
- $3
Train from Biman Bandar to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $6–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $9–14
- S chair
- $4
Train from Darshana Halt to Biman Bandar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–6
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–4
- Snigdha
- $3–10
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $6–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $9–14
- AC_B
- $17–18
- Phone
- +91 8697733392
- transportdeptt.wb@gmail.com
- Website
- wbtconline.in
Bus from Howrah Bus stand to New Barackpore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://wbtconline.in/home
- Ordinary
- $1
- AC
- $1
- Phone
- 16460
- support@bdtickets.com
- Website
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
Bus from Dhaka Arambag to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–16
- Schedules at
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
- Book at
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
- Non AC (E Class)
- $6–8
- AC (B Class)
- $10–16
- Seater
- $5–15
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